Hand carved and painted wooden sculptures by OK Davies

Artist Statement:
It took a healthy (10 years) hiatus from the pursuit of High Art to unlearn my education and address expression from a different angle.

I’ve started over, using my hands & eyes to conjure simple, primitive figures from freefound hunks of wood. Rediscovering Appalachian traditional skills learned in childhood, a time when “talent” basically signified nothing more than hand-eye coordination. I recovered a sense of inspiration, immediacy and snap decision-making.

The ultimate value I hope for is that the sense of enjoyment & humor I experience in their making -and the evolution of subject-matter choice -conveys the same joy to the viewer.